Aviation: Human Trafficking

Peter Bone: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what discussions he has had with the airline industry on responsibility for meeting the cost of returning persons trafficked by air into the UK to their country of origin.

Jim Fitzpatrick: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend, the Minister of State for Borders and Immigration on 20 May 2009,  Official Report, column 1463W, to the hon. Member for Totnes (Mr. Steen).

Sri Lanka: Armed Conflict

Michael Ancram: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he has had discussions with the Sri Lankan government on civilian deaths during the recent fighting in the north east of the island.

Caroline Flint: As my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary said at the UN on 11 May 2009, we are appalled at the recent reports of heavy fighting and civilian casualties. We condemn the killing of civilians in the strongest possible terms. During his recent visit to Sri Lanka with French Foreign Minister Kouchner, the Foreign Secretary made clear to the Sri Lankan Government that the safety of civilians must be paramount and that hostilities must end immediately. Most recently, the Foreign Secretary spoke to Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Bogollogama on 10,11 and 13 May 2009 to express our grave concern over the continued reports of heavy fighting and civilian casualties and to underline the urgent need for a pause in fighting to allow civilians to leave the conflict area safely.

Members: Correspondence

Gerald Kaufman: To ask the Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills when he plans to reply to the letter of 19 March 2009 from the right hon. Member for Manchester, Gorton with regard to Mr. J. Harris, transferred from the Department for Work and Pensions.

Sarah McCarthy-Fry: I have been asked to reply.
	A response to the letter, from the Minister for Schools and Learners (Jim Knight) was sent to the right hon. Member on 15 May.

Valuation Office: Technical Forecasts

Caroline Spelman: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what payments the Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has made to Technical Forecasts Limited in the last 12 months; and to what types of properties the forecast models developed by the company for the VOA relate.

Stephen Timms: The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) has a contract with Technical Forecasts Limited to provide property value forecasts on behalf of HM Treasury.
	The contract runs until 31 December 2009 and is subject to a confidentiality clause that prevents details of the payments for this service being disclosed. The types of property for which forecast data has been prepared are as follows: agricultural land, residential building land, and offices.
	Forecasts are also provided for future movements in the prices of office equipment.
	The forecasts are then incorporated in indices prepared for HM Treasury by the VOA for use in updating property asset valuations for capital accounting purposes.

Rent to Homebuy Scheme

Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many  (a) registered social landlords and  (b) households are taking part in the Rent to Homebuy scheme.

Margaret Beckett: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 19 May 2009,  Official Report, column 1357W, and on 26 March 2009,  Official Report, column 719-720W.

Rent to Homebuy Scheme

Grant Shapps: To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many applications under the Rent to Homebuy scheme have been received; and if she will make a statement.

Margaret Beckett: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 26 March 2009,  Official Report, column 719W.

Departmental Mobile Phones

Mark Hoban: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many  (a) BlackBerry devices and  (b) mobile telephones have been lost by (i) Ministers, (ii) special advisers and (iii) civil servants in his Department and its predecessor in each year since 2005.

Jack Straw: Mobile phones are managed at a local level across much of the Department. Consequently, full records are not available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
	The following table shows mobile phone losses for MOJ HQ, National Offender Management Service (NOMS) (including Her Majesty's Prison Service (HMPS)) and the Office of Criminal Justice Reform (OCJR) only. Blackberry loss figures cover Ministry of Justice (MOJ) HQ, NOMS, HMPS, NPS and OCJR:
	
		
			   Black Be rry  Mobile phones 
			 2005 0 24 
			 2006 0 19 
			 2007 1 20 
			 2008 14 42 
			 2009 (to 31 March) 6 14 
		
	
	The above information relates to losses by civil servants. As a matter of process, all mobile phones and BlackBerrys that are registered as lost (or stolen) are blocked, making it impossible for them to be used.
	2008-09 records show that one Blackberry was lost by a Minister. No losses of BlackBerrys or mobile phones for special advisers were recorded in the 2008-09 period. Records for previous years do not separate out this information, which therefore cannot be provided without incurring disproportionate cost.

Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007

Andrew Stunell: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what plans his Department has to monitor the effect of implementation of section 93 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 on the number and proportion of negotiated settlements between creditors and debtors.

Bridget Prentice: Last year my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor (Mr. Straw) asked for a reassessment to ensure the enforcement provisions in the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 remain appropriate. The Government announced, on 17 March 2009,  Official Report, column 46WS, that it will not implement Part 4 of the Act which contains section 93.